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Long Strait

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Long Strait 

strait between Vrangel’ Island and the coast of Asia. Long Strait joins the East Siberian and Chukchi seas; at its narrowest point it is 125 km wide. Most of the year it is covered with ice. It was named in honor of the American navigator T. Long.



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More than 50,000 merchant ships transit the 900-km long strait every year carrying about 40 per cent of the world's trade.
More than 50,000 merchant ships transit the 900-km long strait every year carrying about 40 per cent of the world's trade.
 
 
 
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